I can't stress SSDs enough either. Best computer upgrade ever. There is something magical about booting in ~20 seconds. Apps start so fast! On Oct 14, 2012 8:21 PM, "Ben Houston" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Regarding SSDs, I can't recommend them enough. I'd recommend an SSD > as your boot drive and for your applications - thus 240GB or so is > what I use. But keep your data on a standard drive as the speed > difference isn't worth the high cost for large storage space. > -ben > > On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Leoung O'Young <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Ben, > > > > Thanks for your feedback. > > I am looking to get the Asus GTX 560 Ti for my i7 3930 /32gb ram > > Do you have any experience with this card with Fury2? > > Will definitely consider your suggestion of SSD. What kind of gain do you > > see with the SSD cards? > > > > I will definitely consider getting Fury2 once we upgrade XSI > > You guys have done a tremendous job. > > > > Leoung > > > > > > > > On 10/14/2012 4:01 PM, Ben Houston wrote: > >> > >> Hi Leoung, > >> > >> SLI should will see some benefits with Fury 2, although half of the > >> Fury 2 calculations when self-shadowing happen on the CPU and two > >> video cards won't speed that up and usually you feed Fury 2 via ICE > >> simulations which happen completely on the CPU right now. I > >> personally have never found the > >> money required for an SLI configuration worth it -- I've done it once > >> about two years ago. Just getting a faster PC (Intel Core i7 39x0 > >> look really nice right now), SSD drives or more memory or a better > >> single video card usually works out better for myself. > >> > >> Best regards, > >> -ben > >> > >> On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Leoung O'Young <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> Does put 2 graphics card for SLI see benefits in XSI interface > >>> performance > >>> and help also help rendering in GPU plugins like Exocortex Fury 2? > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Leoung > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > Best regards, > Ben Houston > Voice: 613-762-4113 Skype: ben.exocortex Twitter: @exocortexcom > http://Exocortex.com - Passionate CG Software Professionals. >
